Income and Poverty

A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.

Advocates say the federal government's new work requirements and immigration crackdown has limited food stamp participation. The state says the recent decline is part of normal fluctuations in enrollment.

Approximately 12% percent of Texas car owners are uninsured. A new study from Texas Appleseed and United Way of Greater Houston finds that, for Harris County, that total is more than 14%.

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation, at around 20%.

The demographic makeup of the “trigger” schools raises questions about whether Texas' accountability system fairly considers historic inequities tied to race and poverty.

Many who enrolled in Affordable Care Act health plans are paying steeper premiums this year. That means cutting back in other areas.

Shanice Jordan is one of the four million Texans enrolled in an Affordable Care Act health plan. But subsidies that make plans through the federal health insurance marketplace more affordable are set to expire at the end of the year — meaning Jordan and other Texans will premiums that are more than double what they currently pay.

Austin residents shopping the Affordable Care Act marketplace are making difficult decisions about whether the plans that fit their budget can meet their medical needs.

Federal food assistance has started to flow again after the government reopened. But the charitable food system is planning for continued need through the end of the year.

People working to address hunger say the canceled report is a main resource to understand where and how people are experiencing food insecurity across the country.